Read the text and put True (T) near the correct sentences. ( Прочитай текст та визнач правдиві твердження) 1. We know where most sports come from.
2. The British organized many popular sports.
3.Many sports became popular around the world thanks to the British Empire.

BRITISH GAMES
People have played games from the ancient Egyptians to the Eskimos and the origins of most sports are lost in time. However, we know when and where sports were first organized. The first rules were written down in Britain. When in the 19th century the British sent soldiers, engineers and businessmen across their Empire. The world began to play by British rules.
The Romans brought football to Britain, but the rules of modern football were written in the tavern in London in 1863. The first game ended nil nil. Only 9 years later the first international game was played. The result was nil nil too. How football became the most popular game in the world?
In 1823 a boy William Webb was playing a game of football at his school, Rugby. He picked up the ball and began to run. This was against rules. The boy created a new sport- rugby football. Great story. But it is not true. In fact, the rules of rugby were written in 1871. They say, rugby is a game for hooligans played by gentlemen, football is a game for gentlemen played by hooligans.
Cricket came from Asia. But they played cricket in England for 700 years. It was so popular that the king thought it was a danger to national security and cricket was banned. The rules date from 1744.
Tennis was popular in monasteries in Europe. Modern tennis became really popular in1875 and the rules were written in1877 to organize the first tournament. The Wimbledon Championship was born!
Scotland is home to the world`s oldest golf courses. The oldest rules were written in Edinburgh in 1744. Even today golfers must behave like gentlemen.
In England in the 17th century teams of one hundred players played hockey. The modern game was born in Eton College in 1860s and in 1890 the rules were agreed on. The British Army brought hockey to India in 1900. Today hockey is a minority sport in England and in India it is a national sport.

3. Read about the sports and find out when the modern rules were agreed on. (Прочитай про види спорту та визнач, коли сучасні правила були затверджені)
Sport Modern rules (сучасні правила)
1 Cricket 1744___
2 Golf
3 Football
4 Rugby
5 Tennis
6 Hockey

4. Read the text again and match the sports with sentences 1 – 7. (Прочитай текст знову та поєднай види спорту з реченнями)
1 Its popularity is due to another game. __tennis__
2 Fair play is more important in this sport.
3 It was popular in religious communities.
4 A monarch thought it was dangerous for national security.
5 There is a popular myth about the origin of the game.
6 The first official matches didn`t have very good results.
7 Now it is more popular in another country than in England.

5. Find English equivalents in the text. (Знайди англійські еквіваленти у тексті)
стародавні єгиптяни the ancient Egyptians
загубилися у часі
солдати, інженери та бізнесмени
за британськими правилами
закінчилась 0-0
гра для хуліганів
була заборонена
організувати перший турнір
найстаріші у світі майданчики для гольфу
повинні поводитись, як джентльмени
не популярний спорт
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